Silent Partners: Human Subjects and Research Ethics

by Rebecca Dresser

Book Overview

When is a human study ethical? For years, science and society have struggled with this question. Experts have put great effort into developing ethical principles and rules that adequately protect and respect volunteers in studies aimed at improving human health. But experts have missed something important. They have created a research ethics system without the help of people who know what it is like to be a research subject. This is a serious omission...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190929189
• ISBN13: 9780190929183
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"